Design News

When it comes to home comforts, there’s a lot to be said for the simple throw. Even more so when it’s woven with organic natural fibres. 

Hettich drawer systems and sliding and folding doors ensure flawless kitchen design meets high-performing cabinetry that lasts.

In the lounge of Black Ridge house, soft leather sofas are placed around the woodburner, while a low-hanging chair swings gently in the corner.

An architectural lighting project by ECC at the 2022 Home of the Year, Terrace Edge House by Anna-Marie Chin Architects in Arrowtown, Otago.

The Resene Architecture & Design Film Festival is returning to our local screens for 2022. Here are our top picks.

Join the HOME team at a private screening of High Maintenance – The Life and Work of Dani Karavan, as part of the Resene Architecture and Design Film Festival.

From deep and dark to lively and bright, the New Zealand finalists in the 2022 Dulux Colour Awards are revealed.

Sitting in the 2022 Rural Home of the Year, it is as if you are part of the forest canopy that extends out from the striking ridgeline where this house stands.

We’re giving away a weekend stay for two at the 2022 Small Home of the Year, The Treehouse by Thomas Lawley

On a long, narrow site in Auckland’s Coxs Bay, an expertly conceived home opens up to a green reserve on the site’s eastern boundary.

In the case of wool, there’s a long list of benefits that are hard to match, spanning everything from human health to technical properties. 

There’s something alluring about white concrete. Combine its vibrancy with exceptional formwork and a daring architectural vision and the result is spectacular.

We visit the home of Home of the Year 2022 judge Sally Ogle

A high-profile Auckland home with an interesting history, designed by Bossley Architects, was recently demolished. Architect Pete Bossley talks to Melanie McDaid about the project and its heritage.

Known as Hills Village, this new precinct was designed thoughtfully and with purpose to foster the well-being of its inhabitants. 

On an elevated site above the Tara Iti golf course, a low-lying pavilion sits subservient to the landscape. The materials, neither ostentatious nor pared back, were selected to blend into its surroundings. 

Ten years ago, in an old abandoned surfboard factory in Raglan overlooking the estuary, custom furniture brand WRW & Co. was born.

Here in New Zealand, Italy is celebrated for its exceptional standards in espresso, mozzarella pizza, and, of course, design. Studio Italia delivers the latter, proudly representing leading Italian furniture designers.

Baina has done it again. The antipodean brand, whose checkerboard print towels have been a recurring motif of the aesthete, has unveiled its fourth collection. 

A look at some of the latest and greatest bathroom hardware from the world of Plumbline. 

Architect Julie Stout has been named the Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects 2021 Gold Medallist, the highest honour for architecture in Aotearoa. 

We catch up with Georgia Baker to talk about her bath towel company.

Interior designer Kirsten Ford set out to deliver a balance between a raw, industrial aesthetic and lush, rich detailing in the interior in this clifftop home in Auckland.

In Auckland’s Grey Lynn, a decidedly contemporary home combines a trio of materials to deliver versatile spaces of permanence and tactility. 

Part of an innovative development taking shape just outside of Raglan, a sculptural home cloaked in cedar delivers a powerful response to a vast and encompassing landscape.

The new Christchurch’s home for New Zealand arts, Ravenscar House Museum, opened its doors in November.

An exhibition by contemporary artists Brenda Clews and Claire Wallwork, opening this week at The Grey Place in Grey Lynn, Tāmaki Makaurau, explores the unique perspectives of nature, rebirth and renewal. 

The faceted kitchen island and bathroom vanity basins at architect Matt Brew’s Eastern Beach house are a thing of beauty

Despite the obvious challenges that came with 2021, for New Zealand Winemaker of the Year, Jules Taylor, the year was one worth remembering.

Whether you’re searching for the perfect gift for the budding host, planet protector or mindful minimalist, treat yourself and your loved ones with a special something from our festive gift guide. 

Te Papa’s latest exhibition, Rita Angus: New Zealand Modernist, opens its doors this month. We spoke to Te Papa’s curator, modern art Lizzie Bisley.

When it came to building their family bach on the edge of Raglan Harbour, the owners of ethical development firm The Parsons Project kept their company ethos at the front of mind.

We spoke to interior designers Gerry Hetet and Anna Hill about Eastern Beach House’s striking beachfront design. 

This house near Christchurch’s Hagley Park was designed by repatriated architectural designer Case Ornsby as his family home.

Ahead of the release of their latest collectables, Countdown asked two architectural firms to design the supermarket of the future

HOME’s digital manager Katie Delany rounds up the latest in alfresco style.

The much-anticipated arrival of Slow in Ponsonby coincides with their launch of Bryon Bay brand Sarah Ellison. 

The annual Dulux Colour Forecast 2022 has arrived, and as we are spending more time in our home than ever before, the timing could not be more prudent.

The PET Lamp Project serves as strong proof that, in design, the process is as important as the end result. Likewise, if the process has been underpinned by ethical goals, then the broader, social impacts of a design object can be significant.

Designer Rugs uses 100 per cent New Zealand wool that is either tufted or hand knotted in Asian countries, where these traditions have been passed down through the generations

On a suburban site in Nelson, Spanish environmental activist Jose Cano spends hours meticulously photographing his subjects underwater

As eye candy, Evergreen Architecture: Overgrown Buildings and Greener Living is a delightful amalgamation of global architecture and landscaping.

At 26 Aroha, a sense of community and drive for sustainable living has enhanced the lives of the many residents of this apartment complex.

We spoke to Sam Caradus from Crosson Architects about how their recent project, Light and Clay, was designed to be a positive contribution to the community, neighbourhood and street. 

Exceptional displays of colour and a wealth of adventurous innovations were showcased at the 2021 Dulux Colour Awards. 

Architect Jeremy Chapman started his own practice five years ago. We caught up with him about his latest projects, and what’s next for JCA Studio.

Photographer Mary Gaudin travelled to Milan to capture the best of the much-anticipated design event for HOME, held in September after an 18-month hiatus.

A new book by Bridget Hackshaw highlights a critical collaboration between three men: an artist, a sculptor and an architect.

The New Zealand designers behind bath textile brand Baina — Anna Fahey and Bailey Meredith — are often inspired by the built environment.

Passive House, the international design standard, is gaining popularity around New Zealand due to its ability to reduce energy consumption and a home’s impact on the environment. 

This rural Wairarapa artist’s studio is informed by a need for highly regulated, natural light, a roofline that echoes the hills around it, and the desire to tread lightly on the land.

HOME’s commercial director Nat Davis is not used to being kept in the same place for too long. She’s our resident whirlwind and a driving force behind the brand’s success. 

The newest member of our team Emily Wakeling is spending her lockdown on the edge of Lake Taupo. We caught up with Emily to catch a glimpse of her envious views. 

The art community of Aotearoa is mourning the loss of one of our most influential artists, Billy Apple (ONZM).

Videographer Paul Brandon is usually scaling the country, capturing our featured homes. In lockdown, Paul is taking the time to unwind.

Sam Caradus has been spending some quality time with his two Bengal cats and his partner Maggie during the lockdown.

HOME’s digital manager Katie Delany is the driving force behind HOME’s social and web channels. Here’s Katie’s experience of lockdown so far. 

Interior designer, mother and owner of HOME’s August/September cover house, Fiona Fillmore, is spending her lockdown working through foreign films.

Art Director Day Barnes is the creative soul behind the pages of HOME, and a constant source of laughter in our office. From his bubble in Whangaparoa, Day shares his take on this level four lockdown. 

HOME’s editor-in-chief, Clare Chapman, is mother to Emma and Toby and a self-confessed coffee addict. Here’s Clare’s lockdown in five questions.

Maggie Hubert is a post-grad student and architectural researcher at Crosson Architects. We caught up with Maggie (and her Bengal cats) to hear what they’ve been up to in their bubble.

We caught up with photographer Simon Devitt to see how he’s keeping himself busy during the current lockdown.

With the perfect recipe of design ethos, material, site, form and function, tiny houses aren’t what they used to be.

We explore Bill Culbert | Slow Wonder (currently at the Auckland Art Gallery) through the lense of residential architecture and interiors.

Evelyn McNamara’s Lake House is somewhat monolithic in form and uses a robust combination of materials that exudes a strong presence and a feeling of being protected. It could be deemed brutalist, but there is something more also going on here. 

The simplest way to describe this 2021 finalist in the City Home of the Year category is: three concrete pavilions tied together by a highly sculptural copper form. Those two materials were selected for their durability, thus minimising the need for maintenance and allowing the owners more family time. 

This month, Dawson & Co. exclusively launched in New Zealand one of the oldest and most important luxury Italian furniture brands: Molteni&C.

We sat down with BMW New Zealand managing director Karol Abrasowicz-Madej to talk sustainability, electrification of the BMW fleet, and the future of green vehicle design. 

Taking inspiration from the work of South African artist William Kentridge, where the studio is the artist’s castle — a place where they can play king or buffoon — a new exhibition entitled A safe place for Stupidity will explore the work of New Zealand photographers. 

One of our favourite book purveyors, Wellington’s Unity Books, has selected a trio of art, design, and history to keep us visually fit.

The floor comprises a large percentage of the available area in any room to add character, texture, and comfort. Here are four houses where the use of carpet and rugs adds an enviable elegance. 

As the mercury drops, we’re sitting down to appreciate the wondrous world of architecture and design in these recent books.

Concrete is a sought after material in contemporary residential design, becoming a central part of our architectural vernacular. Here are five homes whose architects have delivered excellence with the undeniable beauty of concrete.

Marlborough-born spatial and leather goods designer Annabel Smart has worked for an enviable number of firms including Fearon Hay, Architectus, and Melbourne’s Hecker Guthrie.

After some significant crises, the furniture and light brand formerly known as Douglas and Bec is now known as Snelling.

No white in the common areas was a key part of the brief for this boutique Wellington hotel—a place for bold, whimsical spaces with a certain intrigue.

Italian cinema is renowned for its impeccable sense of style. Be it music, fashion, food or acting, the Italians have a way of making moving images with a serious touch of stylistic flair.

This immaculately presented book tracks the history of Cavit & Co. from its humble beginnings — in its owner’s spare bedroom — to some of the business’s most impressive assignments, including New Zealand embassies overseas and luxury hotels in the Pacific.

Photographer Mary Gaudin turned her lens to the opening weekend of the 2021 Venice Biennale — an exploration of architecture in a changing world.

We spoke to 2021 New Zealand Institute of Architects Gold Medal winner, Dave Strachan of Strachan Group Architects about his career to date, and where to from here.

Until relatively recently, fireplaces were similar in function and aesthetics. That’s no longer the case and as the mercury drops, we’ve rounded up the latest in contemporary fire design.